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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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